Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares COD's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
COD has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,340 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
TotalUndergraduate
College of DuPage26,22426,224
Similarly Ranked Schools2,3402,340
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois5,9045,904
The below chart compares the student population between College of DuPage and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 12,086 male and 14,138 female students attending COD. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.85 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at COD.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at COD
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total26,2247,44518,779
Men12,0863,8618,225
Women14,1383,58410,554

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 11,182 White students (42.64%) and 7,689 Hispanic students (29.32%) at College of DuPage(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at College of DuPage.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at College of DuPage
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native623428
Asian2,7041,3241,380
Black or African American1,8757641,111
Hispanic7,6893,1914,498
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander362214
White11,1825,5025,680
Two or More Races974481493
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,049511538
Total 26,22412,08614,138

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 18,589 students whose age under twenty five and 5,333 students whose age is over thirty years old at College of DuPage.
Especially, 5,044 students are younger than eighteen and 325 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at College of DuPage.
Population by Student Age at College of DuPage
TotalMenWomen
Total26,224 12,08614,138
Under 185,044 2,4322,612
18-196,388 3,3053,083
20-214,059 2,0092,050
22-243,098 1,4481,650
25-292,299 1,0431,256
30-341,458 553905
35-391,059 399660
40-491,476 4611,015
50-641,015 326689
65 and over325 109216
unknown3 12
Total 26,224 12,08614,138

Online Student Population

At College of DuPage, 10,516 students (40.10% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,853 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 4,710 students live in Illinois where College of DuPage is located in and 76 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total26,224
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,853
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,663
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,708
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,853
Illinois Residents4,710
Other State in U.S.76
Outside of U.S.67
Unknown0